It is the middle of the twentieth century, and Andrew Flint is a company man through and through… He has arranged all aspects of his life, from the most intimate to the most mundane – to fit in with what the company wants, all with a view to enhancing his career. And the company recognises such efforts. Little wonder, then, that Andrew has been marked out for possible promotion and sent on Intersyn’s prestigious management course. Yet it turns out to be no ordinary management course. On this course, neither candidates or course administrators are necessarily as they seem.

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A young man is found brutally murdered, his eyes gouged out. A student of Icelandic history in Reykjavik, he came from a wealthy German family who do not share the police’s belief that his drug dealer murdered him. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is commissioned by his mother to find out the truth, with the help — and hindrance — of boorish ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations into his research take them deep into a grisly world of torture and witchcraft both past and present, as they draw ever closer to a killer gripped by a dangerous obsession…

A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort – the prime suspect in the case – to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier – things that have never before seen the light of day . . .

A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort – the prime suspect in the case – to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier – things that have never before seen the light of day . . .

In this collection of hilarious short stories, you’ll see what the thieves, killers, psychos and scumbags are up to come the holidays…and it’s not caroling door to door. Well, not unless they’re casing the neighborhood for a break-in, as a rag-tag gang does in the title story. You’ll also meet a mall elf menaced by a very, very bad Santa (in „I Killed Santa Claus“), a London police inspector hunting for the man who murdered Ebenezer Scrooge (in „Humbug“), a trucker out to save his shipment of Cabbage Patch Dolls from bumbling hijackers (in „Special Delivery“) and many more characters you’ll never forget.

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Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur and expert on cultivated crime, is back in Marseille, for both work and pleasure – the lure of excitement and the pleasures of the region proving too tempting to resist. But surrounded by gangsters and cut-throat developers, Sam finds himself far closer to danger than he had planned.

Like millions of other kids, Jim grew up wanting to be a superhero. Unlike most of his contemporaries, however, Jim actually had the goods: a plethora of super powers that would have been the envy of any meta on the planet. But when his tryout with the Alpha League – the world’s premier group of supers – goes disastrously wrong, Jim basically becomes an outcast. Two years later, Jim is still bitter about what happened to him.

Kevin Hardman ist ein amerikanischer Autor, der sich erfolgreich zwischen SciFi und Fantasy bewegt und immer gerne Superhelden propagiert. „Hardman does a great job of capturing what it’s like to be a teenage boy and grounding the character despite his multitude of powers. The interactions between Kid and his grandfather and mother as well as other superheroes his age, like Paramount, Aqua or Smokescreen or Electra all feel very real.“ (Rezensent) (119 Rezensionen / 4,2 Sterne), 208 Seiten – noch gratis?

Japan on Foot Wanderbericht von Mary King
Mary King, eine britische Journalistin, ist mit ihrer japanischen Freundin Etsuko Shimabukuro 15 Monate lang 7.500 Kilometer durch Japan gewandert. „Mary King writes with great detail, enthusiasm, and a clear passion for the project. And the adventures she had! This book is a great way to learn more about Japanese culture, independent travel, and the things humans are capable of.“ (Rezensentin) (2 Rezensionen / 5,0 Sterne), 299 Seiten – noch gratis?